Europa League : Chelsea Vs Basel Today At 8.05pm

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Chelsea will be without Ashley Cole due to suspension after the left-back picked up a yellow card in the first leg, meaning that Ryan Bertrand will once again deputise.Further up the pitch, Rafael Benitez has no new selectionconcerns as long-term absentees Oriol Romeu (knee) and Marko Marin (thigh) and the ineligable Demba Ba will all sit out.Basel boss Murat Yakin is alsoexpected to name a similar line-up to the one which played at St Jakob-Park, with few players missing from their squad.Kay Voser is the only player currently ruled out due to injury, while the front six could be exactly the same as in the first leg.The only anticipated change will be at the centre of the defence, where Gaston Saurocould replace the suspended Aleksandar Dragovic.Basel have conceded two goals or more in their last three matches in Europe.Marco Streller is Basel's joint-top goalscorer in the Europa League with defender FabianSchar. Both have four goals.Yakin's side have played six away matches in the Europa League so far this season, winning none of them.Basel have scored seven of their 17 goals in the final 15 minutes of matches - 41.2 per cent.Time: 8.05pmReferee: J. Eriksson